Archive for January 10th, 2023

IT’S ROD STEWART’S BIRTHDAY TODAY

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Steve Smith: Rod Stewart and Cyndi Lauper to tour, Pat Benatar releases anthem in support of ...

The British rock and pop singer and songwriter is 78 today. He
is among the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold
over 250 million records worldwide.

Rod Stewart [Collection] - Rod Stewart | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic

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JAR COMPANY STARTED IN PORTLAND

Kerr

Kerr Group, Inc. (1992-1996) Businessman and entrepreneur
Alexander Hewitt Kerr (below) organized this company in
Portland, Oregon in 1903 under the name Hermetic Fruit Jar
Company. The official name was changed in 1904 to Kerr
Glass Manufacturing Company.

Kerr offered the ‘Economy’ brand of mason jar produced for
them by the Illinois-Pacific Glass Co.

The company, with offices in Portland, Oregon, was called the
Hermetic Fruit Jar Company. Kerr Glass owned and operated
seven glass plants in various locations throughout the United
States by 1975. Its products were sold nationally by employees
of the company from its twenty-seven sales offices.

The True Story of Alexander H. Kerr... - Godly Men Quotes | Facebook
(September 4, 1862 – February 9, 1925)

 The history of the Kerr Glass Manufacturing Corporation dates to 1903 when Alexander H. Kerr ...  

      

     
      
     

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TODAY’S HUMOR FROM THE RETRO BLOG ~

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